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NEW YORK (AP) - Anonymous telephone threats against commercial airliners on Monday, possibly from the same source, caused a scare involving at least six international flights at airports in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
Authorities said the...

The Mohegan Sun just announced it will be creating a "gateway entertainment city" with a casino, amusement park, concert and sports arena, stores, and a private jet terminal for wealthy visitors. The first of its kind in the world.
I would love...

Mary Cunningham was sitting in the last row of the plane on the last leg of her flight home from vacation in Florida Wednesday morning when the announcement came over the plane's public address system."They asked if anyone on board was a medical...

HARTFORD — A passenger on the SkyWest airlines flight to Connecticut that made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday described a lack of air in the cabin and shortness of breath as others on board lost consciousness.
The flight, carrying 75...

Authorities say a SkyWest Airlines flight from Chicago bound for Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks made an emergency landing in Buffalo after at least one passenger lost consciousness.The Federal Aviation Administration said the flight...

The tribal owner of Mohegan Sun plans to build a casino complex with a hotel and an amusement part at a South Korean airport — the world's eighth largest — serving 45 million customers a year.The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority announced late Monday...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — A private plane returning from the NCAA basketball tournament in Indianapolis crashed in a central Illinois field on Tuesday, killing all seven people on board, including Illinois State University's associate head basketball coach...

Interactive exhibits and a new way to tell the story of aviation may be in the works at New England Air Museum, now that Jerry Paul Roberts is in charge. Roberts, the new executive director, took over for Michael Speciale, who retired last year after a...

WINDSOR LOCKS — A newspaper from November 1951, a book on the rules and regulations of aeronautics and several black and white photographs were among the items found inside a time capsule that spent 63 years behind the cornerstone of Terminal B at Bradley...

When it comes to flying pigs, US Airways has a short institutional memory.
In October 2000, when waiting at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to board a flight to Pittsburgh, we heard loud squealing amid a commotion by a nearby gate. A US...

Can you bring a llama onto an airplane if it helps relieve your anxiety? What about a monkey or even a miniature horse?
The questions are not as far-fetched as they sound and were recently in the national spotlight when a woman was booted off a US...

WINDSOR LOCKS — A fuel truck parked near gate 29 at Bradley International Airport leaked a significant amount of fuel after it was stuck by another vehicle, Airport Administrator Kevin Dillon said.
State Department of Energy and Environmental...

WINDSOR LOCKS — Traffic will be affected when demolition begins next month on Terminal B at Bradley International Airport, the Connecticut Airport Authority said.The upper departure roadway after Terminal A and the Sheraton Hotel will be closed...

A Naperville man has been charged in federal court in connection with an arson fire at an FAA radar center that grounded nearly 2,000 flights in Chicago today, authorities said.
Brian Howard, 36, remains hospitalized following the incident, in which he...

HARTFORD — Connecticut State Police will increase their presence at Metro-North and Amtrak rail lines along with Bradley International Airport, but it is not in response to a specific credible threat, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Thursday.
Officials...

WINDSOR LOCKS — A Waterbury man was charged Monday afternoon when authorities found a non-functioning gun in a carry-on bag at a security checkpoint in Bradley International Airport, state police said.
Angel Santiago, 32, of Rawley Avenue, was going...

Lou Ann Naples of Old Saybrook, a frequent traveler, says she never checks her baggage at an airport without securing it with a Tumi lock recognized by the Transportation Security Administration.
When she picked up her luggage at Southwest Florida...

In the next year and a half, the second terminal at Bradley International Airport will be carefully disassembled, removing from sight the long-closed facility that many have called an eyesore on the gateway to New England.
Kevin A. Dillon, executive...

Anonymous telephone threats against commercial airliners, possibly from the same source, caused a scare Monday involving four international flights at airports in New York and New Jersey.
Authorities said the threats did not appear to be credible. They...

Move over, Mike Trout. There's a new trading card in town. John Wayne Airport recently rolled out its first baseball-style airport card.
No disrespect to the Angels center fielder, of course. This card is part of the North American Airport...